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28 July 2025: Weekly Update – Emerging Markets, AI Adoption and Diversification

Weekly Update
Multi-Asset Investing

Emerging market equities remained attractive due to supportive valuations, structural growth trends and diversification benefits.

This week we added to emerging market equity exposure across the fund of funds portfolios through further allocation to the Merlin Fidelis Emerging Markets Fund.

This fund has continued to grow its assets since its recent launch, both through performance and attracting new investors. The latter provides us the opportunity to increase the position whilst not becoming a dominant holder of the fund.

Merlin Fidelis Emerging Markets Fund – Since Launch

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Source: FE Analytics

Emerging market equities stand out for their combination of high growth, attractive valuations and diversification potential. Indeed, many are benefitting from significant global trends such as energy transition and AI adoption which are driving new areas of growth and profitability. But equally, a forward price earnings multiple for the region of 13 provides a broad opportunity set for the Merlin Fidelis team to find durable companies at compelling prices.

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